Lesson plan Writing Unit 10

PRE-WRITING
1. Name some National Parks in
Vietnam you know .
2. What do you tell people about when
talking about National Parks ?


The suggested answers :
1. Cuc Phuong National Park, Ba Vi
National Park , Con Dao National
Park, Phong Nha – Ke Bang
National Park, Bach Ma National
Park,…..
2. –Location , area , Special
features , animals , plants ,
landscapes , forest ,….


T he outline of writing a description :
Paragraph 1 : writing about location and area
.
Paragraph 2 : special features
Paragraph 3: animals and plants
Paragraph 4 : historic features


WHILE WRITING
Read some facts and figures of Cat Ba
National Park carefully and answer the
questions :
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Where is Cat Ba National Park located?
Where are the special features of Cat Ba
National Park ?
How large is it ?
What do you know about the animals and
plants in Cat Ba National Park ?
What are some of the historic features of the
park ?


Some suggestions:
Location and area:

• It is located /situated . . . . . .
/ Its total area is . . . .
• Bach Ma National Park is in northern Central Vietnam. It is 45
km from Ninh Binh.
• Cat Ba National Park covers an area of . . . . . . .
Special features:

• This national park is special because it was not only covered with tropical
forest but also surrounded with coastal water with white sand
beaches. . . .
• It is the only National Park in Vietnam with …
• The best thing about Cat Ba National Park is that it has both tropical

forests and coastal waters with white sand beaches . . .
Species:

•
•
•
•

The park was established in 1986 to preserve . . . . . . . and maintain a
good balance in ecology.
The warm tropical climate provides good conditions for different
species of fauna and flora to develop. At present, there are about
300 . . . . . . living in Cat Ba National Park.
This park is home to . . . . . .different species of fauna and flora. There
are . . . . . . species of fish, . . . . . .
There’s a variety of animals and plants, such as … …

Historic features:

•

Through the stone tools and human bones in the island’s limestone


The suggested answers :
1. Cat Ba National Park is located on Cat Ba Island, 120
km from Ha Noi and 20 km east of Hai Phong .
2.It has both tropical forests and coastal waters with
white sand beaches, abundant natural resources ,
beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animals

and plants
3. Its total area is 15,200 ha .
4. There’re about 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of
animals, 150 different birds and 620 species of
plants
5. Through the stone tools and human bones in the
island’s limestone caves, we found that people
inhabited there at least 6,000 years ago.